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Slum Dog Millionaire

Wow, what an amazing weekend. Two movies back to back which were entertaining and worth each penny spent on the tickets even during ‘Crisis’. The movie based on the book Q and A, is well directed and has a strong story line. As Yes Man, there was no moment in the entire movie when you want to get up to get popcorn, pepsi or even to pee. So my advice, pee and enter the theatre or wear pampers and go, because the movie is quite long, and if you get up from your seat, you will regret it. The acting of each actor in the entire movie is amazing, and can be called perfect. The essence of the slums of India have been shown properly with emphasizing on small details. This shows the detail of study done by every member of the movie, and therefore creating a successful film which will be liked by everyone. Dont be grossed by the scenes of the slums and the dirtiness around, because that is reality, and it actually exists in India. There were two Bummers in the complete movie and therefore I have put it in the Bummers category as well.
The first one being, the name, called ‘Slumdog’. It was before independance, that Indians were treated and called as dogs, by the ‘Britishers’ because they were racists, and believed that the dark skin was equal to a dog. But in the world of today, it is wrong to call anyone a dog, no matter he or she is of any race, social class, or belongs to any community. Therefore, I believe the name should be changed. I know activists have revolted against the name, but an immediate effect should be done and the name should be changed.
The second bummer is that Dev Patel is getting the maximum credit for his role in the movie. Whereas I believe it was not Dev Patel, but the youngest Jamal in the movie whose name is Ayush Mahesh Khedekar who should be getting the maximum credit as he is so young and has acted brilliantly. Atleast 45% of the movie was covered by him, and he has acted really well. I have no idea why the critics have chosed Dev Patel as the main actor, whereas I feel, according to iBummed the main actor who has acted the best in the movie is Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and he deserves credit for his acting.

iBummed Score – (4/5)

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